Friday, 6 March 2015One of the fastest moving stars in the Milky Way galaxy was accelerated to hypervelocity speeds by an exploding companion star, according to a new study.Subjects: physics, starsLocations: germany, european-union

Tuesday, 19 August 2014Volcanic activity was present on small asteroids in the first few million years after the solar system's birth, according to a new study.Subjects: planets-and-asteroids, geologyLocations: germany

Monday, 28 April 2014A galaxy's ability to make new generations of stars is directly related to the size of its central bulge, according to a new study.Subjects: blackholes, stars, galaxiesLocations: canada, germany

Friday, 11 April 2014Astronomers have developed a more accurate way of predicting star birth rates, one of the most fundamental processes in the universeSubjects: physics, starsLocations: germany, monash-university-3800

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